11.29.12
Jennifer Stanfield
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.
256-544-0034
Jennifer.stanfield@nasa.gov
RELEASE: 12-124
DEMOLITION OF NASA MARSHALL STRUCTURE MAY BE HEARD NEAR REDSTONE ARSENAL
The planned demolition of test stand 4696 may be heard on and near
Redstone Arsenal on Friday, Nov. 30. The demolition will take place
between 1-2 p.m.
Explosive charges will be used to demolish the test stand’s concrete
towers. Test stand 4696, located in the Marshall Space Flight Center
West Test Area, has been inactive since 1969. It was used to fire
single F-1 engines, and was officially known as the F-1 engine static
test stand. It is much smaller than the 405-foot-tall S-IC static
stand that was used to test entire Saturn V rocket stages, including
multiple F-1 engines.
Last year, after historic preservation activities were complete,
deconstruction began on the test stand. The Marshall Center is
removing the stand to eliminate maintenance costs and provide space
in the test area for modern test facilities.
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